Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today’s interactive Doodle celebrates Zimbabwe’s national instrument, the mbira, as Zimbabwe’s Culture Week begins. Try your own hand at this instrument that has been played for over 1,000 years, while experiencing a story of a Zimbabwean girl who learns to play the mbira.

In this video, you can listen to some exclusive mbira music tracks recorded during the making of this Doodle.

0:00 - Nhemamusasa
1:10 - Bangiza
2:11 - Taireva
3:18 - Nyamamusango
4:28 - Chemutengure

For more info behind the Doodle, please visit: google.com/doodles/celebrating-mbira